Published 2012 | Version v1
Journal article

The three-loop form factor in N=4 super Yang-Mills theory

  • 1. Universitaet Zuerich (Switzerland)
  • 2. IAS Princeton (United States)
  • 3. Universitaet Siegen (Germany)

Description

We present the calculation of the Sudakov form factor in N=4 super Yang-Mills theory to the three-loop order. At leading colour, the latter is expressed in terms of planar and non-planar loop integrals. We show that it is possible to choose a representation in which each loop integral has uniform transcendentality in the Riemann ζ-function. We comment on the expected exponentiation of the infrared divergences and the values of the three-loop cusp and collinear anomalous dimensions in dimensional regularisation. We also compare the form factor in N=4 super Yang-Mills to the leading transcendentality pieces of the quark and gluon form factor in QCD. Finally, we investigate the ultraviolet properties of the form factor in D>4 dimensions.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft
Journal Issue
Goettingen 2012 issue
Series
Also available as printed version: Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft v. 47(1)
Journal Page Range
[1 p.]
ISSN
0420-0195
CODEN
VDPEAZ

Conference

Title
2012 DPG Spring meeting with the divisions of gravitation and theory of relativity, particle physics, theoretical and mathematical fundamentals of the physics
Original Conference Title
DPG-Fruehjahrstagung 2012 der Fachverbaende Gravitation und Relativitaetstheorie, Teilchenphysik, Theoretische und Mathematische Grundlagen der Physik
Dates
27 Feb - 2 Mar 2012
Place
Goettingen (Germany)

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Notes
Session: T 22.1 Mi 16:45; No further information available